Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University

03/22/2025

Ever heard of Howard Hawks? He is the director of films like Scarface (1932) and The Big Sleep (1946). OLLI SF offers a 6 week course on Hawks starting April 18. Check it out, and all other Spring Courses. https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?catId=117

02/27/2025

Our Spring session runs April 14 - 23 with 6-week daytime classes at our downtown campus on Spear Street (close to Embarcadero BART and Muni station, transbay terminal and many buses) and other classes on Zoom. Also our shorter Mini Courses are March 17 - 21 with one Ellis Island Course beginning March 12. Check us out at the link. https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/category/category.aspx

02/21/2025

Have you always wanted to visit the landmarks of the Civil Rights movement? We are partnering with Road Scholar to send a group on a special tour in May 2026. Please see below and contact OLLI, or Frania Monarski, our contact at Road Scholar.

Note that you are interested in the OLLI SF trip.

Note that this trip is next year - 2026, but interest is supposed to be conveyed by the end of March this year.

The Civil Rights Movement: Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham May 3 - 10, 2026

An Exclusive Learning Adventure for OLLI Members at San Francisco State University with OLLI Dominican University. Program # 22657 with Road Scholar

Program Overview:
Journey south into the heart of the civil rights movement to gain a deeper understanding of the historic and continued struggle for racial equality in the United States. Follow in the footsteps of the venerable Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legendary marches, and hear the moving story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. Walk across the Selma Bridge with an activist who took part in the peaceful protest that devolved into unforgivable violence known as “Bloody Sunday.” Pay homage at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church as you learn the story of the victims of the 1963 K*K bombing. Study how these catalysts ignited a movement that would define this pivotal moment in American history.

Program Highlights:
• Commemorate the central figures of civil rights on field trips to the Rosa Parks Museum, Georgia State Capitol and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.
• Follow the path of heroic marches through Atlanta and Birmingham and from Selma to Montgomery, now a National Historic Trail.
• Learn from an activist who was a witness and participant in some of America’s most significant civil rights battles.

To learn more or reserve your spot, please contact Frania Monarski at Road Scholar – [email protected]
Space is limited to 24 OLLI Members

Deadline to express interest is Monday, March 31, 2025
A $100 deposit will hold your spot - final payment is due by March 5, 2026.

01/07/2025

Our Winter session begins January 27th with 6 week daytime classes about music in cinema, fighting slavery, chair yoga, elder justice and more! (Oh and next week are our Mini Courses!) Check us out at the link.

https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/category/category.aspx

12/26/2024

Check out our January Mini Courses the week of January 13 (with one starting January 7) and start the new year learning something new! https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?catId=126

12/03/2024

Today is ! OLLI at SF State is proud to participate in this global movement for generosity.

As we look toward 2025, we hope you will agree that OLLI has been a vital part of building our vibrant community of lifelong learners. Your support has helped us navigate the pandemic, continue offering enriching programs, and celebrate our 20th anniversary.
But we still need your help. OLLI relies on donations to fund scholarships, retain our exceptional staff, and keep our online and in-person classes running smoothly.

Please consider making a gift to OLLI. Your tax-deductible gift of any size will help ensure OLLI’s future. https://olli.sfsu.edu/support

11/26/2024

It’s always the right time to support the greater good. That’s the heart of —and why OLLI is participating on December 3rd!

OLLI continues to expand its engaging educational offerings and vibrant community for lifelong learners age 50+. With your support, we can ensure OLLI remains accessible to all, offering financial assistance to keep programs affordable for everyone who wants to participate.

Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to OLLI at SF State to help us continue building this dynamic community of active seniors. https://olli.sfsu.edu/support

11/20/2024

Tuesday is almost here!
It is always the right time to come together and support the greater good. That’s what Tuesday is all about—and that’s why OLLI is participating in Tuesday on December 3rd! Our OLLI lifelong learning community continues to create more engaging online and in-person educational offerings and a wide range of special activities for lifelong learners age 50-plus. With your help OLLI can continue building this community of active seniors and ensure that we can offer financial assistance to keep OLLI affordable for everyone who is interested in our programs. Please consider supporting our OLLI in any way you can by making a tax-deductible gift to support OLLI at SF State. We look forward to having you join us! https://olli.sfsu.edu/support

11/20/2024

Tuesday is almost here!
It is always the right time to come together and support the greater good. That’s what Tuesday is all about—and that’s why OLLI is participating in Tuesday on December 3rd! Our OLLI lifelong learning community continues to create more engaging online and in-person educational offerings and a wide range of special activities for lifelong learners age 50-plus. With your help OLLI can continue building this community of active seniors and ensure that we can offer financial assistance to keep OLLI affordable for everyone who is interested in our programs. Please consider supporting our OLLI in any way you can by making a tax-deductible gift to support OLLI at SF State. We look forward to having you join us!

06/26/2024

Hi Bay Area Folks. Please see below for info on our July and August evening talks. The subjects are on Chat GPT and issues regarding the U.S. - Mexico border. Come check out the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University with a 45 minute lecture and light hors d'ouevres and beverages too.

What’s All This Talk About ChatGPT?
with Bebo White
on Thursday, July 18,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?C=1138...

Movement and Flows: Environmental Issues in the U.S.-México Border Region
https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?C=1139...
with Dr. Carolina Prado
on Tuesday, August 8,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

05/31/2024

Hi Bay Area Folks. We set up three evening events for you to try Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University. Each talk is 45 minutes and we'll serve light hors d'ouevres and beverages too.

San Francisco in the 1980s: Birth of a new Gilded Age?
with Dr. Robert Cherny on
Tuesday, June 18,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?C=1137...

What’s All This Talk About ChatGPT?
with Bebo White
on Thursday, July 18,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?C=1138...

Movement and Flows: Environmental Issues in the U.S.-México Border Region
https://www.campusce.net/sfsu/course/course.aspx?C=1139...
with Dr. Carolina Prado
on Tuesday, August 8,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

05/22/2024

Our wonderful instructor and poet Kathleen McClung is teaching a 6 week session called Crafting Poems on Work and Play starting June 4. The class will be held in-person at our 160 Spear Street location in San Francisco. The class is $155 and you must be an OLLI SF State member as well ($55 for a year.) Join us!

Emily Dickinson wrote famously of putting away “My labor and my leisure too” to take a slow carriage ride “toward Eternity.” In our six weeks together this summer we’ll read and write poems on working and playing—striving and achieving in various careers as well as relaxing and replenish...